Thank you for your enthusiastic support of the Chorale’s venture into new territory with the West coast premiere of JazzMass.

In September 2018 the Olympic Girls’ Choir welcomed newly-appointed Artistic Director Angie Godfrey and Girls’ Choir Accompanist Laetitia Lehman-Pearsall. Serving girls ages 7 through high school residing on Bainbridge Island and in the Kitsap area, the girls’ choir provides a transformative experience through high-quality, diverse choral music education which emphasizes teamwork, encourages self-discipline, and fosters a deep commitment to artistic excellence. Along with music theory, sight reading, vocal technique and ensemble singing, the girls learn to be musicians in the context of a choir community. Repertoire is varied, ranging from traditional choral literature to current favorites, with each session culminating in a concert. As well, singers perform in the adult Chorale Family Holiday Concert, and in various other venues on the Island.

The choir is comprised of three ensembles, Encora (non-auditioned, Meet-the-Director appointment required), for girls in Grades 2 and 3, Cantabile (auditioned) for girls in Grades 4 – 6, and the Chamber Choir (auditioned) for ages 12 and up.

The final day for auditions and Meet-the-Director appointments for the Fall 2018 session is Tuesday, September 18.

Listen to the Bainbridge Chorale singing the opening section of the Verdi Requiem in performance on April 13, 2014

Watch

Youth Program Artistic Directors Laura Milleson and Matthew Blegen speak about the value of teaching kids to sing together, with additional comments by Kristin Collins, Bainbridge Chorale Board member and parent of an Olympic Girls’ Choir graduate who now sings with the Bainbridge Chorale.

View a Chorale singer and Director Michael Miller speak about the value of the Chorale to its singers and its community.